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Finland’s president, Alexander Stubb, says Europe may be able to bargain with Donald Trump on Iran if the White House shows more support for Ukraine. He also argues that Trump’s disruption of the global order is making Europe lean harder into defense, trade and unity, while predicting the U.K. could one day return to the EU.
With Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party facing a serious challenge from Peter Magyar’s Tisza movement, European capitals are watching to see whether Hungary’s election opens the door to a more cooperative EU or simply rearranges the list of leaders willing to block it.
Donald Trump’s latest threat to reconsider America’s role in NATO has reopened an old European fear: what happens when the U.S. stops carrying the security burden? In Brussels, the answer still looks messy, expensive, and a little too improvised for comfort.
Moscow says its forces have taken all of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, while Ukraine has not commented. The claim comes as drone attacks killed two women in Kherson and raised fresh concerns about spillover into neighbouring countries.
Kaja Kallas led an EU delegation to Bucha for the fourth anniversary of the town’s liberation, while fresh reporting on Hungary’s foreign minister added to the bloc’s frustration over sanctions and support for Ukraine.
Finnish police said a Ukrainian military drone that crashed north of Kouvola was carrying an unexploded warhead, in what appears to be the first direct spillover of the Russia-Ukraine war onto Finnish soil.
Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russia to stop attacks on energy facilities on both sides, arguing that a mutual pause could help reduce pressure on global oil markets hit by the Middle East war.
A sharp exchange at the G7 foreign ministers meeting put the US and some European allies on display, after Kaja Kallas challenged Marco Rubio about when American 'patience' with Russia would run out.
Kyiv says it has struck a defence deal with Riyadh focused on procurement, technology and joint efforts to counter drone and missile attacks. The pact follows a wave of Iranian strikes on Gulf countries and builds on Ukraine’s hard-won expertise in shooting down drones.
Oslo will boost military spending to 3.5% of GDP, adding 115 billion kroner over 10 years to buy ships, subs and new electronic and air-defence systems while shifting some procurement timetables.
A Russian drone hit a power plant chimney in Estonia while an unidentified drone exploded in Latvia. Latvian officials say early signs point to that drone being Ukrainian amid overnight strikes. Nearby regions in Ukraine and Russia also reported damage to civilian infrastructure and power outages.
Poland launched fighter jets and an early warning plane after Russian missiles struck near its border during a massive overnight drone and missile assault on Ukraine. Kyiv reported dozens of strikes across regions and several civilian casualties.